🌺Aloha SPED family!
Our LAST newsletter for May 2023 is now out!
We're retiring the newsletter for now due to our co-writer getting promoted out of this department, but thank you to all of our readers for your support!🤙
Check it out here:
bit.ly/uhmspednewsletter-may…
One step you can take before completing the 2025–26 FAFSA® form? 🍎-solutely using the Federal Student Aid Estimator to see how much aid you may be eligible for.
Get started at StudentAid.gov/aid-estimator…
ALT With the Federal Student Aid Estimator, you can find out how much federal student aid you may be eligible for.
Rochelle Piʻilani Hussey Kaʻaloa, a two-time College of Education (COE), has been selected as the Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Division at UH Mānoa!
Read more about Ka‘aloa's journey! bit.ly/4fjx4gi
🗓️ All are welcome to Discover #UHManoa, the annual campus open house -
Over 3,000 attendees are anticipated at the open house event this Saturday, 10am–1pm. This free event is for prospective students, families, and the public ➡️ bit.ly/4hcf4GN#TakeMeToManoa
Bryan Silver, a COE alumnus of the Post-Bac Certificate in Secondary and Special Education at the UH Mānoa COE, and currently a science and CTE teacher at Kalani High School, was named the 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year!
Read the full story! bit.ly/4e4YS7j
Are you a student in a UH Mānoa College of Education program and enjoy social media content creation? Apply now for the $1000 Social Media Ambassador Scholarship!
The deadline to submit an application is October 10, 2024! Visit bit.ly/487dIc3 for more information!
Do you qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness?
Use @FAFSA's #PSLF Help Tool to see if you work for a qualifying employer & find out how you can become eligible for PSLF: studentaid.gov/pslf/#WednesdayWisdom
🍎 The first cohort of aspiring teachers from @uhmanoacoe's Bachelor of Education in Special Education program will graduate in May - They will be graduating with a teaching license, so they can start teaching right away ➡️ bit.ly/3UthNkf
Join us on June 11 for an exciting webinar on IEP development that meets legal standards. This webinar aims to teach a four-step method for developing measurable, ambitious, and legally sound IEP goals that will help students progress.
Register today: exceptionalchildren.org/even…
ALT Blue, white, and red background with an image of the Supreme Court building. The text reads, "CEC Webinar: Develop IEPs that Meet the Supreme Court’s Meaningful Progress Standard; Tuesday, June 11, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET; Free for CEC Members"
Making an impact statewide, the College of Education Hawaii Concussion Awareness Management Program is holding an all-day clinic on concussion awareness at Maui High on 6/8/24.
Spots are still available! Sign up for the clinic on bit.ly/3KpAn8A
The schedule is live for the 6th Annual STEMS² Symposium!
Register to receive updates and connect with fellow STEMS² enthusiasts!
Many in-person events have limited space, & are listed as free “add-on” events on the registration form.
Visit bit.ly/3WZNGEb to register!
Feeling so thankful! I get to build an amazing database to track matriculation patterns and travel to Boston in Sept. for the Hubspot Inbound conference. Any chance I'll get to see you @lizbeth_bettini @Lmasonwms ?!?
COE Recruiter Janet Kim and Ed Admin Assistant Professor Ethan Chang have been named Hubert V. Everly Endowed Scholars in Education & awarded $12,500 each for the 2024–2025 academic year!
Read more about the award and their proposals at bit.ly/3UXjZRi!
Dr. Nicole Alia Salis Reyes, an associate professor in the Ed Admin dept, was awarded a Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching for showing extraordinary levels of subject mastery, teaching, & values!
Read more about Dr. Reyes achievement at bit.ly/3V6vAO9!
The Advancing Culturally-Relevant Computing project is offering five, 3-day workshops in June 2024. All prior knowledge levels are welcome. Space is limited.
Visit bit.ly/4bXTIcD for more info!
Happy last day of school @HIDOE808!
Consider donating new or gently used teaching supplies to our new graduates! Donations will be shared with our new graduates across all islands in the state! Thank you & have a great summer!
To donate or learn more, bit.ly/3KJZH9z
Amazing work by the Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science faculty and graduate students, who received a scholarship, grant, and multiple awards at the Far West Athletic Trainers Association!
Check out more about their awards at bit.ly/4asvYMG!
Four Graduate Assistants working on HERN partnership projects between the COE and HIDOE gave amazing presentations on their research at a HIDOE final meeting!
Read about their presentations at: bit.ly/4akp3VG
Such an amazing article! Retention is definitely the most critical piece of this puzzle. We need to appreciate, support, and value those who provide their skills and talents in these positions ❤️ edweek.org/leadership/retent…
🎓🎉 Spring 2024 College of Education Convocation
Congrats to all our graduates & newly licensed teachers, including our statewide students who flew over! Thank you to all the faculty, @HIDOE808 mentor teachers, family, & friends who showed up to celebrate this milestone with us.
The Departments of Curriculum Studies and Second Language Studies are partnering to offer the 2024 Multilingual Multicultural Virtual Summer Institute, which meets specific TESOL requirements with possible credit reimbursement! Visit bit.ly/4cjVgif for more info!